Fresh Parsnip & Red Cabbage Salad with Mint
8 Mar 2012

Fresh Parsnip & Red Cabbage Salad with Mint

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I was craving the coolness of some type of salad, now that it’s reached 68 degrees this early March in New York. Visions of cucumbers and fresh stone fruit danced in my head, but despite the warmth, it was still no time for such produce. Bah humbug, but here’s a tip for the midst of winter: fresh parsnip has a slightly tropical, fruity taste, especially when tossed with fresh lemon juice.

Roasted Beet & Quinoa Salad with Dried Apricots and Almonds
26 Jan 2012

Roasted Beet & Quinoa Salad with Dried Apricots and Almonds

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If this isn’t a refreshing way to enter winter eating, I don’t know what is. I’m talking about the leanest, meanest days for finding fresh produce, the doldrums of harvesting. Yeah, we’ll be here for a while longer. Luckily, there are always some dried fruits, nuts and grains that have been stored away for safekeeping — and only the toughest of the fresh root vegetables survive, like beets.